Shorter Crossword Competition


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Measurement of effect on climate in terms of greenhouse gases produced by human activity (6,9) (15)
Get rid of mass possessions no longer wanted (9) (9)
10 Moralizing talk (2-3) (5)
11 Not strict (5) (5)
12 Precious stone, typically blue (8) (8)
16 Male child (3) (3)
17 Dance in triple time (5) (5)
19 Venomous snake (5) (5)
20 Pondered (5) (5)
22 Prize (5) (5)
23 Made shorter (3) (3)
24 Concept in fashion media referring to models with low body mass (4,4) (8)
26 Rather fat (5) (5)
28 Praise lavishly (5) (5)
30 Australasian trees (9) (9)
31 Poem by Edmund Spenser (3,6,6) (15)

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Pleasant to hug (10) (10)
Ring-tailed mammal (7) (7)
Part of a seed-bearing plant containing the female germ cell (5) (5)
Unborn offspring in later stages of development (5) (5)
Pole with flat blade used for rowing (3) (3)
Freelance photographer who pursues celebrities (3) (3)
Hurt (7) (7)
Urban area (4) (4)
13 Dish consisting of a baked dough base topped with cheese, tomatoes and other ingredients (5) (5)
14 Store of valued objects (5) (5)
15 Collector of teddy bears (10) (10)
17 Golf club with low, angled face (5) (5)
18 Depart (5) (5)
21 Pin used in game of ninepins (7) (7)
23 Suddenly lose composure (7) (7)
25 At the correct moment (2,3) (5)
26 Dish of spiced rice or wheat and often meat and vegetables (5) (5)
27 Direction in which the sun sets (4) (4)
29 Meadow (3) (3)
30 Be mistaken (3) (3)

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